MARCH KEY FIGURES
 | | Feb 2012 | Mar 2012 | Feb 2012 to Mar 2012 |
| | $m | $m | % change |
|
| TREND ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 13 643 | 13 574 | -0.5 |
| Personal finance | 7 237 | 7 229 | -0.1 |
| Commercial finance | 31 033 | 30 655 | -1.2 |
| Lease finance | 488 | 498 | 2.0 |
| SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 13 394 | 13 354 | -0.3 |
| Personal finance | 7 167 | 7 245 | 1.1 |
| Commercial finance | 29 202 | 31 784 | 8.8 |
| Lease finance | 494 | 506 | 2.5 |
|
| (a) Excludes alterations and additions |
Personal Finance
| Commercial Finance
|
MARCH KEY POINTS
MARCH 2012 COMPARED WITH FEBRUARY 2012:
HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION
- The total value of owner occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions fell 0.5% in trend terms and the seasonally adjusted series fell 0.3%.
PERSONAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total personal finance commitments fell 0.1%. Revolving credit commitments fell 0.6%, while fixed lending commitments rose 0.3%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments rose 1.1%. Revolving credit commitments rose 1.2% and fixed lending commitments rose 1.0%.
COMMERCIAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total commercial finance commitments fell 1.2%. Revolving credit commitments fell 6.5%, while fixed lending commitments rose 0.7%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments rose 8.8% in March 2012, after a fall of 8.1% in February 2012. Revolving credit commitments rose 20.5%, after a fall of 27.0% in the previous month. Fixed lending commitments rose 5.2%, after a fall of 0.1% in the previous month.
LEASE FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total lease finance commitments rose 2.0% and the seasonally adjusted series rose 2.5%.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
| ISSUE | Release Date |
| April 2012 | 12 June 2012 |
| May 2012 | 16 July 2012 |
| June 2012 | 13 August 2012 |
| July 2012 | 11 September 2012 |
| August 2012 | 16 October 2012 |
| September 2012 | 13 November 2012 |
REVISIONS
In this issue revisions have been made to the original series as a result of improved reporting of survey and administrative data. These revisions have impacted on:
- Personal finance values for the period December 2011 to February 2012
- Commercial finance values for December 2011 and February 2012
- Lease finance values for February 2012.
Seasonally adjusted and trend series have been revised as a result of revisions to the original series, the incorporation of estimates for the latest month and the revision of seasonal factors due to the concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology.
INQUIRIES
For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Andriy Opryshko on Canberra (02) 6252 5223.
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